JULY 22, 2022 – The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in the Republic of Singapore for a scheduled port call July 22, marking the first time the carrier has visited the country since 2019. Ronald Reagan arrived with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Prior to arrival, USS Ronald Reagan … [Read more...]
MQ-9 Reaper Makes Its Debut at Sinking Exercise
JULY 21, 2022 – The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKEX), July 12. Participating in the SINKEX provided an opportunity for units from Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the U.S. to test weapons and systems in a simulated environment, working against opposing forces and … [Read more...]
BRP Antonio Luna Tests Guns During Live-Fire Exercise
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2022) Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) tests its weapons systems as part of a live-fire exercise with partner-nation ships during the at-sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and … [Read more...]
Navy Starts Next Phase of Maternity Pilot Program
JULY 19, 2022 - At month seven of the U.S. Navy’s Maternity Pilot Program (MPP), the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is beginning the process of accepting incoming completed uniforms and how it will assess outbound procedures. As the first MPP participants begin returning their swath of used uniform items, NEXCOM is responsible for determining the items’ continued use … [Read more...]
Navy Medicine and the Birth of Physical Readiness
JULY 19, 2022 - Today’s U.S. Navy espouses a “culture of fitness,” and “physical readiness,” but this was not always the case. In the early 1900s, many including the president himself, Theodore Roosevelt, were appalled by the lack of physical conditioning in the Navy. In his autobiography, Roosevelt recalled, “Many of the older officers were so unfit physically that their … [Read more...]